JACKSON, MI – A Grass Lake man was arrested for drunken driving after he turned his vehicle onto the railroad tracks off S. East Avenue, police say.

The driver, 42, was driving on E. Washington Avenue and turned onto S. East Avenue. He then turned on the railroad tracks about 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, Jackson Police Deputy Chief John Holda said. It is unknown if the driver thought the tracks were a road.

The vehicle got hung up on the tracks, causing damage to the vehicle, and the Grass Lake man left his vehicle, Holda said.

Officers located the Grass Lake man a short distance away, near Page Avenue. He was arrested for operating while intoxicated, Holda said.

The vehicle had to be towed from the tracks, which Holda said did not appear to be too far off S. East Avenue. The report did not state which direction the driver turned on the tracks.